Colin Kroll\, co-founder of HQ Trivia\, found dead

Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead

AP  |  New York 

Colin Kroll, a who co-founded the Trivia app, has died. He was 34.

The says officers went to Kroll's Manhattan apartment early Sunday after getting a call asking for a wellness check on him.

They found him unconscious and unresponsive on his bed.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death.

"He had so much talent and had accomplished so much at such a young age," his father, Alan Kroll, told "It truly is a waste," his father said.

"At 34, imagine the things he'd done and the skills he had." Kroll was the of the trivia app, which live-streams short trivia shows to users and became popular after its release in 2017.

The company released a statement Sunday saying their thoughts were with his "family, friends and loved ones." "We learned today of the passing of our friend and founder, Colin Kroll, and it's with deep sadness that we say goodbye," Trivia said.

Kroll also was a founder of Vine, which was an app built around six-second videos, and worked for a period at

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First Published: Mon, December 17 2018. 16:05 IST